20 February Nawanshahr- As per the guidelines of National Legal Services Authority and under the orders received from Hon'ble Member Secretary Punjab State Legal Services Authority SAS Nagar, Hon'ble District and Sessions Judge Hon'ble Priya Sood and Dr. Amandeep CJM cum Secretary District Legal Services Authority Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Paralegal Volunteers Vasdev Pardesi and Des Raj Bali of District Legal Services Authority Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar organized a legal awareness seminar in Government Smart High School of village Alachor.
Hon'ble Madam Anchal Dhir, Training Judicial Officer participated in this seminar as the chief guest. On this occasion, while giving information about the POCSO Act, he said that if anyone harasses children, physically molests them in an inappropriate manner, shows them pornographic videos, sends wrong messages, mentally harasses them or if any kind of unpleasant incident occurs, children must inform their parents and teachers, or call the children's helpline number 1098 for help.
He also informed the children about free legal aid, child marriage, child labor and the toll free number 1968 of the District Legal Services Authority. On this occasion, apart from PLV Vasdev Pardesi Des Rajwali of District Legal Services Authority Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, school staff, headmaster Sanjeev Kumar, Sukhwant Kaur, Surinder Pal, Ritu Sareen, Sonia Bali, Dimpy Khurana, Sakshi Sareen, Sukhwinder Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Manpreet, Babita, Karishma, Navjot Kaur etc. and students were present.